20 Facts About CCH Pounder

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Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder was born on December 25,1952 and is a Guyanese-born American actress.

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CCH Pounder has received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her roles in The X-Files, ER, The Shield, and The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.

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CCH Pounder portrayed Dr Angela Hicks in the medical drama series ER, Captain Claudette Wyms in the FX police drama series The Shield, Irene Frederic in Warehouse 13, and District Attorney Tyne Patterson in Sons of Anarchy.

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CCH Pounder was the voice of Amanda Waller in the animated show Justice League Unlimited, a role that she has reprised in later DC Comics media.

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CCH Pounder was born in British Guiana on December 25,1952.

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CCH Pounder was raised on a sugar plantation that her father managed.

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CCH Pounder's mother worked at the United States Embassy while the family lived in London, England.

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CCH Pounder matriculated at Hastings College of Arts and Technology where Pounder studied painting, but dropped out as a freshman after moving to the United States.

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CCH Pounder's family had already settled in New York while she was attending school.

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CCH Pounder stated her parents did not support her choice to be an actress, with her mother instead wanting CCH Pounder to be a newscaster.

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CCH Pounder made her acting debut in the film All That Jazz.

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CCH Pounder continued her career in New York City theater, where she appeared in The Mighty Gents by playwright Richard Wesley, and Open Admissions on Broadway.

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CCH Pounder starred in the film Bagdad Cafe, and has made smaller appearances in many other films.

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CCH Pounder co-starred in the Tales From the Crypt feature film Demon Knight.

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CCH Pounder had previously been nominated for an Emmy in 1995 for guest starring in The X-Files and in 1997 for her supporting role on ER.

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CCH Pounder was one of the readers for the HBO film Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narrative.

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CCH Pounder appeared on the Syfy series Warehouse 13 from 2009 until its finale on May 19,2014.

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CCH Pounder was one of the stars of Fox's cancelled 2009 sitcom Brothers.

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CCH Pounder had a recurring role as DA Thyne Patterson on the FX crime drama series Sons of Anarchy.

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CCH Pounder co-starred in The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones.